Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 21:19     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
I saw Bullis post it's schedule. Anyone else?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 21:17     Subject: Private School Lacrosse Thread
Can we please move on? I think we have parsed this topic in pretty much every way possible. My experience (two kids who played lacrosse: youth, club, HS, college) is that almost every team has 1 or 2 parents who are over zealous. Not the kids' fault. Not the schools' fault. So let's talk about lacrosse!
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 20:05     Subject: Private School Lacrosse Thread
I doubt many of you actually know sssa parents. You all sound like bitter sta parents who want to deflect blame for becoming perennial cellar dwellers.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 18:28     Subject: Private School Lacrosse Thread
They are not all bonkers. Many of them see it exactly as you point out 17:18.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 17:24     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
Anonymous wrote:Why are all these SSSA parents so bonkers? Being a lacrosse player at SSSA means for the top players, meaning most of the starting lineup, recruitment to great colleges they otherwise would not get into. The parents should think of the big picture win. At the end of the day, it matters not one wit whether the team has a winning season. The boys have won the college admissions game.


Maybe but they will never do as well as the girls who come out of the SSSAS lax program.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 17:18     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
Why are all these SSSA parents so bonkers? Being a lacrosse player at SSSA means for the top players, meaning most of the starting lineup, recruitment to great colleges they otherwise would not get into. The parents should think of the big picture win. At the end of the day, it matters not one wit whether the team has a winning season. The boys have won the college admissions game.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2017 14:10     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
Anonymous wrote:There is a reason why head coach Tabil left St Stephens a year ago to become an AD at a school in Richmond, perhaps the Alexandria parents drove him insane.


His job at St. Christopher's is as much or more about running a leadership program as it is about ADing (he's only the Associate AD). New job, new challenge, probably will put him on the path to being a school head if he wants. I don't know him personally but I don't think you can infer he was leaving due to unhappiness/dissatisfaction given the different in jobs.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 21:46     Subject: Private School Lacrosse Thread
That's the problem with all lacrosse parents.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 21:37     Subject: Private School Lacrosse Thread
The problem with the SSSAS parents is that their boys' program will never equal the success and fame of their girls' lacrosse program. Makes them bitter and then the crazy comes out.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 21:20     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
What more could Taibl have done at SSSA. He won an IAC title (shared) and he won a few Va Private school championships. Time to move on. Next coach.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 13:27     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
There is a reason why head coach Tabil left St Stephens a year ago to become an AD at a school in Richmond, perhaps the Alexandria parents drove him insane.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2017 11:44     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
Anonymous wrote:The reason SSSA lost to Calverton is because the team was not prepared for a zone defense. If you practice vs a zone you should be fine, but if not, you can lose to an inferior team. I believe that happened to the SSSA team. That loss had many parents upset and attacking began, after that, the team lost to St Chris' and the parents were very upset. Then a loss to St Alban's and the sky was falling. SSSA regrouped but had bad losses to Bullis and Landon. The season was saved by winning the Va Private school title. A rollercoaster ride for all involved. Hopefully this year will be better.


Why should parents be upset? They are not the ones on the field. The kids are on the ones playing the game. Parents should just shut up and cheer - not scream at refs because it doesn't go there way. The entitlement of SSSA parents is off the charts.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2017 21:51     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
The reason SSSA lost to Calverton is because the team was not prepared for a zone defense. If you practice vs a zone you should be fine, but if not, you can lose to an inferior team. I believe that happened to the SSSA team. That loss had many parents upset and attacking began, after that, the team lost to St Chris' and the parents were very upset. Then a loss to St Alban's and the sky was falling. SSSA regrouped but had bad losses to Bullis and Landon. The season was saved by winning the Va Private school title. A rollercoaster ride for all involved. Hopefully this year will be better.


You sound like a very delusional St. Stephens parent.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2017 21:31     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
The reason SSSA lost to Calverton is because the team was not prepared for a zone defense. If you practice vs a zone you should be fine, but if not, you can lose to an inferior team. I believe that happened to the SSSA team. That loss had many parents upset and attacking began, after that, the team lost to St Chris' and the parents were very upset. Then a loss to St Alban's and the sky was falling. SSSA regrouped but had bad losses to Bullis and Landon. The season was saved by winning the Va Private school title. A rollercoaster ride for all involved. Hopefully this year will be better.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2017 21:17     Subject: Re:Private School Lacrosse Thread
SSSA has a ton of nut ball parents. Landon is worse though


such a well thought out post.